Master Gardener Foundation of Yakima County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
550825932
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Yakima, WA, USA
Phone
5098331509
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Garden Club, Horticultural Program

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,149
Expenses
$47,457
Assets
$336,738
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Rick Russell (President)
  • Dick Olson (Vice President)
  • Dan Fortier (Past President)

People named in this filing

  • Rick Russell (President)
  • Dick Olson (Vice President)
  • Carrie Chicken (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program in Yakima County.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Foundation provides financial support for the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program in Yakima County, including education, training, and community outreach activities. Financial support included scholarships for trainees and veteran Master Gardeners, educational materials and supplies, diagnostic and outreach clinics, demonstration garden maintenance, volunteer recognition, speaker and presentation costs, and support for program coordination. These activities supported volunteer-led horticultural education and public service programs that benefit residents throughout Yakima County by promoting sustainable gardening practices, environmental stewardship, and community education.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.3%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 58.7%; rating input score 59

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.1%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.1; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 58.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.3% of revenue deployed · 58.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $28K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.